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New York's Potential

Posted December, 17 2009 by arianne

The Commonwealth Fund ‘s has done an analysis of health system performance in the 50 states.  States were assessed on 38  indicators, including access to care, quality of care and costs.  See the full report here. If New York were to improve its performance in each indicator to that of the best state–here’s what we […]

Health Care For the Holiday

Posted December, 16 2009 by arianne

Today, Families USA released a report that indicates the importance of passing health care reform. Under the Senate health bill nearly 2 million New Yorkers will gain health coverage by 2019. Should health reform fail, more than 3 million New Yorkers will be uninsured by 2019. HCFANY has co-released a press statement with Families USA […]

HCFANY Annual Meeting a Success!

Posted December, 15 2009 by arianne

On December 4, 2009 HCFANY held its annual meeting in Albany, NY. The morning discussion focused on federal health care reform and what HCFANY can do to ensure that reform benefits our state, while the afternoon focused on our state based efforts. Thanks to all who attended and to Representative Tonko for speaking to the […]

Health Reform Letters of Note

Posted December, 8 2009 by arianne

State Leaders Issue Letter,  Calling on Senators to Stand Up for NY Today, Governor Paterson and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg issued a letter to Senators Gillibrand and Schumer on the Senate’s  Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The letter specifically asked the Senators to pay special attention to how the bill puts undue […]